I like most people I have ever met from a lot of countries, including the US. Their government is something else, though …
No, we don’t. Thank you very much for your attention regarding this matter!!!
Swede here, so far I have not met an American in my 38 years that I have actively disliked.
Granted, I have never travelled to the US, so all I have met are Americans travelling abroad.
There are plenty of Americans who I dislike without even meating them, like Trump and his chronies as well as Musk, Sam Altman and similar shitheads
People from everywhere are mostly delightful. It’s governments you need to worry about.
Most wouldn’t come to your country, they think they are too good for it
Look, you have average Joe, Joe is fine guy. As many others he is gear in the system just trying to live happy life. Joe may be living in USA info bubble but he is not ignorant, he is open minded. He can see good and bad by looking at things as they are, not via prism of politics, religion, stereotypes or propaganda. He cares about people around. Around can be his community or entire world. Joe is the guy who behaves civilized regardless of whether he is in home country or abroad because he treats everyone equal, including himself. Joe is cool.
But theres is also Tim. Tim has 3 jobs. First of all the full time egoist. He cares only about what is good for him personally without worrying about consequences. He saw many people like him and realized those people will take all they can from Tim so the only option he thought is joining dark side. Tim might not be that bad of a person but is too afraid to be a good one. However, in many places Tim can’t just be open asshole. He’d still smile and talk like Joe in most of the cases, especially if there is advantage to take. This is his second job - be nice when everything inside gives 0 fucks. His 3rd job - real job, but he doesn’t give a shit about it too, it’s only tool to climb up in what he sees as hunger games. Tim uses politics, religion, propaganda to justify his or others actions which fit his interests or help him feel less guilty for contributing into enshitification of world. Tim won’t behave abroad because he believes or want to believe into “USA is the best“ and see no consequences in his actions abroad. Tim is not ok for USA’s reputation and foreign relations.
Joe and Tim are spectrum. Not necessarily one or another. They are not specific to USA either. They can be met in any other country. Unfortunately USA built in the way it has high chance to produce Tim.
I’ve been in one of the states, I’m sure every state is bit different but system is same. I met many Joe’s. But I also met too many Tims. Far more than I’m ready to accept.
We do?
Too many of them have chosen to support pedo nazis again and again to not have changed my view on Americans. That was after having to deal with stupid „You’re a German you must be a nazi!“ comments from ignorant Americans ever since I first went on the internet. I don‘t hate individual Americans by default. I‘m not that ignorant. But with everything I know now about America the first thing that comes to mind when I see their flag is „Imperialist pedo nazi pigs“ and that probably will never change.
I boycott American products at the store and so do many others apparently. Coca Cols is too afraid to even write their cursed name big on the cans anymore and goes for flashy graphic design instead with a „made in Germany“ slogan to remind people they‘re filling the cans here or something. Sales of American products are plummeting and I couldn‘t be happier about it.
They do? That’s news to me
Normally I’d think a photo with such an absurd numbers of flags must be slop, but…
I don’t like the tourists, and I don’t like most of them who don’t come here at all… only the ones who come here to stay. They are a different kind.
Most people are inherently good so I give most people a free pass.
But for any American:
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if you voted for Trump in 24 i will stop talking to you.
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If you didn’t vote in 24 my view on you will sour.
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